Map of Butwāl, Nepal

Butwāl is a city in Lumbini Province, Nepal, with a population of about 195,054. It lies at 27.7005°N, 83.4484°E. Butwāl is about 184 km (115 mi) west of Kathmandu, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Siddharthanagar, 22 km to the south.

Butwāl at a glance

Where is Butwāl?

• The 10th largest city in Nepal by recorded population.
• The largest city in Lumbini Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 23 min on the shortest day to 13 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Butwāl

• Siddharthanagar — 22 km south
• Bānsi — 77 km southwest, India
• Pokhara — 81 km northeast
• Bagaha — 92 km southeast, India
• Bharatpur — 97 km east
• Padrauna — 103 km southeast, India
• Gorakhpur — 104 km south, India
• Rāmnagar — 105 km southeast, India
• Khalīlābād — 110 km south, India
• Tulsīpur — 123 km northwest

Largest cities in Lumbini Province

• Nepalgunj — 166,258
• Siddharthanagar — 63,367
• Gulariyā — 53,107
• Tulsīpur — 39,058

Largest cities in Nepal

• Kathmandu — 1,442,271
• Pokhara — 600,051
• Bharatpur — 369,377
• Pātan — 299,283
• Birgañj — 268,273
• Biratnagar — 244,750
• Dhangaḍhi̇̄ — 204,788
• Hetauda — 195,951
• Janakpur — 195,438
• Dharān — 173,096

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.